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BCC rejects Minister's proposal on machinery
14 Apr 2016 at 06:26hrs | Views
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has rejected a directive by the Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development, Joram Gumbo, to use its equipment to rehabilitate the Bulawayo-Tsholotsho Road.
Minister Gumbo told The Chronicle on Sunday that the BCC was supposed to use a jetpatcher it was given by the Ministry to patch potholes on the Bulawayo-Tsholotsho road.
"In order to do professional patching on the Bulawayo-Tsholotsho Road, Bulawayo City Council will be doing the job. We gave equipment to Bulawayo through Zinara so it must use it to renovate the road," said Minister Gumbo.
He said it was his Ministry's long term plan to widen the road.
"The advantage of using a jetpatcher is that it's quick and covers a large area. It's unlike someone manually patching the road which can easily be eroded. The ministry will work on its long term plan of widening the road but for patching the city council should do the work," he said.
The Bulawayo-Tsholotsho Road needs major maintenance works as most of its parts have been destroyed.
Responding to a question posed to him at Bulawayo Press Club on Monday, Bulawayo Mayor Councillor Martin Moyo said the local authority would not be involved in the Bulawayo-Tsholotsho Road project.
He said the local authority has enough work on its plate to be rehabilitating roads outside its jurisdiction.
"We're struggling to rehabilitate our roads in Bulawayo and I don't think that we can go to Tsholotsho to work on their road," said Clr Moyo.
Zinara has allocated BCC $440,000 for use during the first four months of this year to repair its roads.
Minister Gumbo told The Chronicle on Sunday that the BCC was supposed to use a jetpatcher it was given by the Ministry to patch potholes on the Bulawayo-Tsholotsho road.
"In order to do professional patching on the Bulawayo-Tsholotsho Road, Bulawayo City Council will be doing the job. We gave equipment to Bulawayo through Zinara so it must use it to renovate the road," said Minister Gumbo.
He said it was his Ministry's long term plan to widen the road.
"The advantage of using a jetpatcher is that it's quick and covers a large area. It's unlike someone manually patching the road which can easily be eroded. The ministry will work on its long term plan of widening the road but for patching the city council should do the work," he said.
The Bulawayo-Tsholotsho Road needs major maintenance works as most of its parts have been destroyed.
Responding to a question posed to him at Bulawayo Press Club on Monday, Bulawayo Mayor Councillor Martin Moyo said the local authority would not be involved in the Bulawayo-Tsholotsho Road project.
He said the local authority has enough work on its plate to be rehabilitating roads outside its jurisdiction.
"We're struggling to rehabilitate our roads in Bulawayo and I don't think that we can go to Tsholotsho to work on their road," said Clr Moyo.
Zinara has allocated BCC $440,000 for use during the first four months of this year to repair its roads.
Source - chronicle
